West Nile virus detected in dead bird found in Detroit
A dead falcon found in Detroit has tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials announced.
Sara Powers is a Detroit native who has been working as a digital producer for CBS Detroit since 2021. She earned her bachelor's degree in Public Relations from Wayne State University and is currently working toward her MBA.
Sara covers a variety of local news topics, often focusing on breaking news, crime, politics and entertainment. In addition, she started CBS Detroit's "This Day in History" series that covers key historical events.
A dead falcon found in Detroit has tested positive for West Nile virus, health officials announced.
The Detroit Zoo announced that its new baby gorilla is female and wants the public to help choose her name.
A Michigan couple in their 80s were killed, and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend, state police said.
A 73-year-old Detroit man died after he was thrown off a three-wheel motorcycle on a freeway ramp Sunday night, state police said.
A 17-year-old from Ohio died in a single-vehicle crash in Michigan over the weekend after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into two parked cars, state police said.
Michigan's apple industry is set to see an above average harvest in 2024.
A 42-year-old Detroit man has been charged in connection to a wrong-way crash that killed a 26-year-old man, and injured another.
A woman thought she had found a legitimate apartment to rent in Ann Arbor near the University of Michigan's campus, but it turned out to be a scam.
A 42-year-old Michigan woman is in critical condition after she was hit while trying to cross a Metro Detroit street early Wednesday morning.
A 1958 aircraft made an emergency landing in a Michigan cornfield Wednesday morning because of an engine failure.
A former Michigan State Police sergeant was bound over to stand trial in circuit court after being charged with second-degree murder for crashing his unmarked police vehicle into a man who was fleeing authorities, officials said.
A Michigan man won $500,000 off of a scratch off lottery ticket after he asked the store clerk to pick out a $10 ticket for him.
The Detroit Lions are one of four NFL teams to have never played in the Super Bowl to date.
Scammers are posing as law enforcement officials from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office and telling residents they must pay them because of an outstanding arrest warrant due to missed jury duty, police said.
Water pressure has been restored for most of Chelsea, but a boil water advisory remains in effect.